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=== What Will Fedora 14 Linux be Named? (InternetNews.com) ===
=== The five best things coming in Fedora 13 Linux (Computerworld) ===


[[User:Sundaram| Rahul Sundaram]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012784.html</ref> a post on the process of choosing a name for the next version of Fedora:
Kara Schlitz forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012873.html</ref> an article from ComputerWorld from 2010-05-18:


"Some Linux distributions are named by benevolent-dictators-for-life
"When Fedora 13, Goddard, is released on May 25, it's not going to be
(Ubuntu). In the case of Fedora, the choice of distro name is one that
your usual Fedora Linux release. In the past, Fedora has been seen as a
is voted on (and suggested) by the community."
great Linux distribution for Linux experts. Paul W. Frields, the Fedora
Project leader, told me though that this release is more
new-user-friendly and that is no longer just for experienced Linux
users. Based on my early look at this Red Hat community Linux
distribution, I agree."


The full post is available<ref>http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2010/05/what-will-fedora-14-linux-be-n.html</ref>
The full post is available<ref>http://blogs.computerworld.com/16133/the_five_best_things_coming_in_fedora_13_linux</ref>.


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=== Nearing The Release Of Fedora 13 (Phoronix) ===
=== Fedora 13 - Ready to roll (My Broadband - South Africa) ===


[[User:Sundaram| Rahul Sundaram]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012785.html</ref> an article last week from Phoronix:
[[User:Sundaram| Rahul Sundaram]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012855.html</ref> an article last week from a South African blog:


"The screenshots you see in this article are taken from a Fedora 13
"For desktop users there are a number of key additions in Fedora 13.
nightly snapshot via compose on 2010-05-06 and represent what the final
Chief among these are the automatic print driver installations. Although
Fedora 13 "Goddard" experience should look like. Some of our favorite
there have long been print drivers available for Linux for a wide range
features for Fedora 13 include Btrfs system rollback support, Nouveau's
of hardware, it has typically been difficult for inexperienced users to
Classic Mesa and Gallium3D drivers being readily available, Anaconda
install these. Fedora 13 will now automatically offer to install
installer improvements, better DisplayPort support for open-source
appropriate drivers when a new printer is plugged in.
graphics drivers, the GNOME 2.30 desktop (and KDE 4.4 too), many package
updates, and NetworkManager improvements.


Going forward, the codename for Fedora 14 will be announced next week
Fedora 13 also includes a number of desktop enhancements, including the
and developers will quickly be turning their attention to this next Red
Shotwell photo manager, Deja-dup backup software, the Pino
Hat release. The final release of Fedora 14 is tentatively scheduled for
Twitter/Identi.ca client and the Simple Scan scanning application."
release on the 26th of October, but we would be surprised if it is not
pushed back into early November per the usual Fedora milestone delays.
Fedora 14 is likely to ship with GNOME 3.0, KDE 4.5, the Linux
2.6.35/2.6.36 kernel, GCC 4.5, and X.Org Server 1.9."


The full post is available<ref>http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=fedora_13_coming&num=1</ref>
The full post is available<ref>http://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/12379-Fedora---Ready-roll.html</ref>


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=== Fedora 13 to be Released in Two Weeks (BestTechie.net===
=== QA: Fedora Project Lead Paul Frields on the "Grown Up" Distro (Linux.com) ===


[[User:Sundaram| Rahul Sundaram]] forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012786.html</ref>  
Jonathan Nalley forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012871.html</ref> an interview with Fedora Project leader Paul W. Frields on Fedora 13:


"Among the features that I am looking forward to seeing in the 13.0
"Henry Kingman today shares with the Linux.com community his exclusive
release of Fedora is the integration of a feature vastly similar to
interview with Fedora Project Leader Paul Frields. Frields goes into
Apple’s Time-Machine. This implementation will give users the ability
detail on the upcoming Fedora 13 release, his decision to transition
to back up their files and operating system onto another partition, and
out of the Project Leader position and how many contributors to Fedora
boot into said snapshot if necessary.  This backup system will also give
are being paid by Red Hat, among many other topics. Grab a cup of
the users the ability to create a snapshot whenever a package is
coffee for this in-depth discussion."
installed via Yum (the package manager used by Fedora), ensuring a much
more stable operating system.  Further, I feel that the implementation
of this feature suggests that the Fedora distribution, and many other
distributions for that matter, are beginning to become more and more
user friendly.  This is important because down the road it could lead to
a Linux gaining higher market-shares, and potentially being used by a
greater number of home users."


The full post is available<ref>http://www.besttechie.net/2010/05/04/fedora-13-to-be-released-in-two-weeks/</ref>
The full article is available<ref>http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/308759-qa-fedora-project-lead-paul-frields-on-the-qgrown-upq-distro</ref>.


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=== Fedora 13 Expands Linux Virtualization ===
=== Clearing the Air About MeeGo (ITWorld) ===


Jonathan Nalley forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012781.html</ref> a post on Fedora 13's virtualization enhancements:
Jonathan Nalley forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012830.html</ref> an article on the Fedora Project's relationship to MeeGo:


"Virtualization technology has long found a home in Red Hat's Fedora community Linux distribution. Ever since Fedora 4 emerged in 2005, virtualization technologies have continued to advance in the distro and that remains the case with the upcoming Fedora 13 release set for later this month."
"And there's more evidence that the situation is not as dire as I
painted earlier this week. Fedora Community Manager Paul Frields got
back to me this morning with a very detailed status update on how
MeeGo fits within the Fedora Project. I'll just get out of the way and
let you read the bulk of his reply:


The full article is available<ref>http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3880906/</ref>.
The Fedora Project, and particularly our special interest group for
small devices, the Fedora Mini SIG, has substantial interest in MeeGo
as a next-generation platform. The Mini SIG is following the MeeGo
work to see how we can integrate its revolutionary interface and other
development to provide an enhanced user experience for small devices
in Fedora. This is made easier by the high degree of remixability and
upstream compatibility that Fedora maintains..."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://www.itworld.com/open-source/107799/clearing-air-about-meego</ref>
 
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=== Fedora 13 gives off plain vibe, but offers power and stability under the hood (ITWorld) ===
 
Ryan Rix forwarded<ref>http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012829.html</ref> on experience using Fedora 13 since initial release:
 
"I have been using Fedora 13 since the initial alpha release, and have been very impressed with the stability of this platform to date. And I don't have to make allowances for this being a pre-release product: I can honestly say that I have never seen a more stable alpha-to-beta series of releases in a Linux distro. I have seen just two -- count 'em -- two bugs, both minor, and both gone now, so I won't even detail them. That seems a very small point, but to me that points to a level of craftsmanship that shows up in other aspects of this distribution."
 
The full post is available<ref>http://www.itworld.com/open-source/107242/fedora-13-gives-plain-vibe-offers-power-and-stability-under-hood</ref>


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Revision as of 15:00, 19 May 2010

Fedora In the News

In this section, we cover news from the trade press and elsewhere that is re-posted to the Fedora Marketing list[1]

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing

Contributing Writer: Pascal Calarco

The five best things coming in Fedora 13 Linux (Computerworld)

Kara Schlitz forwarded[2] an article from ComputerWorld from 2010-05-18:

"When Fedora 13, Goddard, is released on May 25, it's not going to be your usual Fedora Linux release. In the past, Fedora has been seen as a great Linux distribution for Linux experts. Paul W. Frields, the Fedora Project leader, told me though that this release is more new-user-friendly and that is no longer just for experienced Linux users. Based on my early look at this Red Hat community Linux distribution, I agree."

The full post is available[3].

Fedora 13 - Ready to roll (My Broadband - South Africa)

Rahul Sundaram forwarded[1] an article last week from a South African blog:

"For desktop users there are a number of key additions in Fedora 13. Chief among these are the automatic print driver installations. Although there have long been print drivers available for Linux for a wide range of hardware, it has typically been difficult for inexperienced users to install these. Fedora 13 will now automatically offer to install appropriate drivers when a new printer is plugged in.

Fedora 13 also includes a number of desktop enhancements, including the Shotwell photo manager, Deja-dup backup software, the Pino Twitter/Identi.ca client and the Simple Scan scanning application."

The full post is available[2]

QA: Fedora Project Lead Paul Frields on the "Grown Up" Distro (Linux.com)

Jonathan Nalley forwarded[1] an interview with Fedora Project leader Paul W. Frields on Fedora 13:

"Henry Kingman today shares with the Linux.com community his exclusive interview with Fedora Project Leader Paul Frields. Frields goes into detail on the upcoming Fedora 13 release, his decision to transition out of the Project Leader position and how many contributors to Fedora are being paid by Red Hat, among many other topics. Grab a cup of coffee for this in-depth discussion."

The full article is available[2].

Clearing the Air About MeeGo (ITWorld)

Jonathan Nalley forwarded[1] an article on the Fedora Project's relationship to MeeGo:

"And there's more evidence that the situation is not as dire as I painted earlier this week. Fedora Community Manager Paul Frields got back to me this morning with a very detailed status update on how MeeGo fits within the Fedora Project. I'll just get out of the way and let you read the bulk of his reply:

The Fedora Project, and particularly our special interest group for small devices, the Fedora Mini SIG, has substantial interest in MeeGo as a next-generation platform. The Mini SIG is following the MeeGo work to see how we can integrate its revolutionary interface and other development to provide an enhanced user experience for small devices in Fedora. This is made easier by the high degree of remixability and upstream compatibility that Fedora maintains..."

The full post is available[2]

Fedora 13 gives off plain vibe, but offers power and stability under the hood (ITWorld)

Ryan Rix forwarded[1] on experience using Fedora 13 since initial release:

"I have been using Fedora 13 since the initial alpha release, and have been very impressed with the stability of this platform to date. And I don't have to make allowances for this being a pre-release product: I can honestly say that I have never seen a more stable alpha-to-beta series of releases in a Linux distro. I have seen just two -- count 'em -- two bugs, both minor, and both gone now, so I won't even detail them. That seems a very small point, but to me that points to a level of craftsmanship that shows up in other aspects of this distribution."

The full post is available[2]